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Saturday, May 06, 2006

SysInternals EULA Updated

The SysInternals licensing has been updated on the SysInternals website. The new licensing is something you'll want to take a look at if you use these tools. There is a change with respect to "embedding" a SysInternals tool within another program, script, etc. You can find the new licensing agreement here:

A commercial license is required to use the software in any way not covered above, including for example:

Redistributing the software in any manner, including by computer media, a file server, an email attachment, etc.

Embedding the software in or linking it to another program including internal applications, scripts, batch files, etc.

Use of the software for technical support on customer computers

The way I read this, if you use a script which calls a SysInternals product, you now need a commercial license. If that's the case, then something like the example given by Microsoft.com Operations would need just such a commercial license.